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Inspection-plusplus.org
Interoperability Roadmap
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What is I

• I is an initiative sponsored by Audi, BMW,
  DaimlerChrysler, Opel, Volkswagen, Porsche and
  Volvo founded 1999.
• I describes the needs of the automotive
  industry for new concepts including patency of
  the whole inspection process chain.
• Main topics
• integration
• automation
• standardization

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I Vision and Benefits

A common definition and a unified view on the
Dimensional Inspection
Process
for body
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in
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white and powertrain inspection, implemented in
standardized interfaces.

Quantitative Gain

Reduction in SW and HW purchasing cost

Possible us of Best
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In
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Class products (Hard
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and Software)

Reduction in programming effort and time

Reduction of expenses for porting between
different types of
CMMs

Flexibility in application of workforce

Qualitative Gain

Integrated interfaces ensure the quality of the
data along the p
rocess, since
conversion between formats is avoided

Comparability of inspection results ensured
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I Reference Process
Programming
Design
Planning
Executing
Analysis
DMS Data Management Services DME Dimensional
Measurement Equipment
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• The group focused the last years on the I DME

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Co-operation
The I DME (Dimensional Measurement Equipment)
specification was developed and realized in
co-operation with famous DME manufactures,
software producers, standardization institues and
the I working group. Assignment of tasks I
working group Definition of the specification
with object modeling NIST / AIAG Definition of
test suites and acceptance criteriea,
Standardization and work in committees DME
manufactures/ Realization and commercializations
oftware producer
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Current situation Heterogeneous Systems
(Operating system and inspection Software) in
the labs -gt no program exchange possible
CAD
InspectionSoftware
Vendor A
WIN NT
WIN XP
LINUX
VMS
HPL
Quindos
HOLOS
KUM
Calypso
UMESS
Controller
Inspection devices
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Future Defintion od standardized systems
(operating system and inspection software) using
I DME
CAD
Blue PCDC XP factory client
InspectionSoftware
Blue PC
Blue PC
Quindos
Calypso
Controller
Inspection devices
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IMIS-Meeting March 2006 gt Interoperability Roadmap

• See Technology_Roadmap_Document_Final
• See Voting Results 3rd Day IMIS Meeting 2006
• See Presentations in the net
• See Presentation for I DMS
• See Presentation about I DME

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Target
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Process

• 1st Day, Presentations, Information
• 2nd Day, Work groups
• 3rd Day, Work groups and Voting

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Main Results of discussion and Voting
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See Chapter 3, Most Important Items

• 3.1.1 Resolve IP, Legal Issues 35,5 points
• See Legal Notes included in DME Spec 1.6
• 3.3.1 Extend I DME 30 points
• During IMIS meeting approach defined to define
  by an example project the needs for extend I
  DME for Manual Machines, Laser Trackers... ,
  API, Wenzel...
• First inofficial list for add on's seen
• But approach to special, see White Paper of
  I Group (word document)

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See Chapter 3, Other Items

• 3.2.1 Resolve I DME vs DMIS Part 2 issue, 16
  points
• Activity more on DMIS-Side requested
• 3.4.1 Establish a formal framework, 14 points
• See I discussion forum on the net
• Request and answers always done
• Workshop again planned for Version 2.0
• 3.5.1 Remove the barriers for implementation
• pilot projects are running with Zeiss Quindos
  Wenzel Holos , DEA - Holos
• I - DME side is established
• Workshops for every release of the spec are made

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Next steps

• Actually we begin to release DME Spec 2.0 to
  extend for optical probes.
• Everybody is invited to give his input
• There will be a lot of discussions with
  specialists

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Thank you